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February 26, 2020
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Meet Amy Bourne - LCC Class of 2020
Amy Bourne is a member
of the Leadership Coshoc-
ton County Class of 2020.
Bou r ne was bor n and
raised in Coshocton. She
a t t e n d e d S a c r e d He a r t
School through the eighth
grade and completed her
high school education at
Ridgewood. In high school
she was interested in “aca-
demics not athletics” and
was involved with the For-
eign Language Club and
National Honor Society. She
attended Akron University
for three years, majoring in
accounting.
Bourne met her first hus-
band at AU, and they moved
back to Coshocton, where
she worked for American
General Finance in Uhrichs-
ville for over seven years.
Bour ne left American
General Finance after her
second child was born and
then ran her home daycare
until all three of her children
were in school full-time.
Her first husband passed
away in 2008, leaving her
a young mother and widow,
and she remarried in 2012.
She worked for Meridios
Ltd. for 10 years, starting
out doing the books, and
she worked her way up to
a consultant and attributes
the leadership skills she’s
gained to Patrick Clark,
owner of Meridios.
Bourne began with the
Village of West Lafayette
as the fiscal officer in May
2018. She was “tickled” to
find this position as she was
looking for something local.
She describes her position
as “combination clerk/trea-
surer” for the village. She
takes care of all the finan-
cial needs for the village:
purchasing, payroll, human
resources and billing.
Bourne attends village
council meetings and pre-
pares the agenda, takes min-
utes, prepares ordinances
and tends to any budgetary
matters that affect the vil-
lage. She has recently also
been involved with training
new employees.
Bourne is a very busy
woman, serving as presi-
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Amy Bourne is a member of the Leadership Coshocton County
Class of 2020.
d e nt of t he R id ge wo o d
Music Boosters. She’s been
involved with the boosters
for nearly 10 years and said
she will step down from
leadership once her son
graduates from high school.
“Fall is a busy time of
year, running the conces-
sion stand at all home foot-
ball games and the band
concession st a nd at t he
Coshocton County Fair. It’s
also band competition sea-
son,” Bourne said.
Bour ne also has been
involved with Girl Scouts
with her daughters, serving
as a leader and also service
unit manager. As an active
member of the Coshocton
Church of the Nazarene,
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she helps ser ve com mu-
nity meals, teaches Sunday
school, helps with Vacation
Bible School and also is a
leader for their “Fish Sticks”
performance group.
Bourne decided to par-
ticipate at the encourage-
ment of Mayor Stephen Bor-
denkircher and also Brenda
Stamper, both graduates of
the class of 2019.
Even t houg h she was
bor n and raised here,
Bourne admits she knows
nothing about the county
or community, but she said
taking the job with the vil-
lage opened her eyes about
what is going on in the vil-
lage. It also opened the door
for other volunteer oppor-
tunities.
W hen asked her view
of the community, Bourne
said, “I love it here and love
the area.”
Bour ne said she can’t
imagine staying away and
loves the connections she’s
made and her church family.
Bourne said she is disturbed
when she hears others say
there’s nothing to do. She
doesn’t see it that way and
feels it’s a great place to
raise a family.
Bourne said, “There is
plenty of opportunity here,
and you can make a good
living.”
To m a k e C o s h o c t o n
County stronger, Bourne
would like to see more peo-
ple get involved. Working
with the village and being
in Leadership Coshocton
opened her eyes to volun-
teerism. She’d like to see
people working as a com-
munity. “Pride comes when
more people are involved,
when you get your hands
dirty and can see the chang-
es,” she said.
Bour ne would recom-
mend Leadership Coshoc-
ton for others as a way to
m a ke c on ne c t ion s. She
a l s o s a i d , “ Eve r y b o d y
n e e d s t o f i n d a w ay t o
grow and not be stagnant.
Leadership gave me that
oppor t u n it y to t a ke t he
next step and step outside
my comfort zone.”